Bangalore Metro Phase 2A – Information, Route Maps, Tenders & Updates

Phase 2A Information

Bangalore (Namma) Metro’s Phase 2A project with one new 18.236 km elevated line, connecting KR Puram with Central Silkboard along the Outer Ring Road (ORR), was first announced at the Invest Karnataka Summit in February 2016 and is planned to be constructed along with the 73.92 km Phase 2 project.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. invited bids for geotechnical investigation and DGPS, topographic, land & property surveys in June 2016. The line’s Detailed Project Report (DPR), prepared by BMRCL’s in-house team, was revealed in November 2016 and estimates the line’s construction & system procurement to cost Rs 4202 crores.

The Karnataka government’s cabinet approved the project’s DPR in March 2017. Back then, instead of relying on foreign lenders, the BMRCL had planned to fund this line through what it called an “innovative financing model” in which private entities would have been engaged to pitch in anywhere from 25% to 50% of the line’s construction cost (Rs. 1100-2100 crores) and in return be granted exclusive advertising and leasing rights within the stations to monetize on their investment. By February 2018, BMRCL had only signed only 2 MoUs worth approximately Rs 100 crore each.

In 2018-2019, the BMRCL invited bids for the line’s construction in 3 packages. During that time, BMRCL was unable to achieve financial closure and the lowest bidder for all 3 packages, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited, was hit by financial troubles.

In December 2019, BMRCL re-invited tenders for its construction. Technical bids were opened in March 2020 to reveal 9 bidders, and financial bids were opened in October to reveal Afcons Infrastructure and Shankarnarayana Construction as the lowest bidders. Construction contracts were awarded in May 2021.

BMRCL’s Current Phase 2A Deadline: June 2025
My Completion Estimate: 2027

In April 2021, Phase 2A was approved by the Central Government’s cabinet.

Phase 2A and Phase 2B (KR Puram – Yelahanka – Bangalore Airport) will be funded through a $500 million loan by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which was approved by its board in December 2020. In addition, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide a $318 million loan as well. A formal agreement for it was signed in March 2021.

Phase 2A’s Funding

Estimated Cost: Rs. 5,227.35 crore

ADB: Rs. 1,479.46 crore
JICA: Rs. 893 crore (preliminary negotiation)
PPP Sources: Rs. 600 crore
State Govt: Rs. 1,690.46 crore
Central Govt: Rs. 734.22 crore

Route Information

Line-5 (Blue Line): KR Puram – Central Silkboard

Length: 18.236 km
Type: Elevated
Number of Stations: 13
Station Names: KR Puram (interchange with the under construction Purple Line), Mahadevpura, DRDO Sports Complex, Doddanakundi, ISRO, Marathahalli, Kodibisanahalli, Kadubeesanahalli, Bellandur, Ibbalur, Agara Lake, HSR Layout, Silk Board (interchange with the upcoming Yellow Line).
Depot: Trains on the ORR line will be stabled and & maintained at the existing Baiyappanahalli Depot. Some of the Purple Line’s existing stabling lines will be re-purposed for this line and due to that, a new depot for the Purple Line will be built at Kadugodi near Hope Farm Junction (view suggested layout) where government land is available. At a later stage, the Baiyappanahalli Depot will exclusively be used by this new line’s trains while the Purple Line’s trains will be stabled & maintained at Kadugodi Depot and Challaghatta Depot.
Rolling Stock: BMRCL plans to initially procure 120 coaches (20 train-sets x 6 coaches), and operate them in a DMC-TC-MC+MC-TC-DMC formation from the get-go.

For more information, see the line’s Detailed Project Report.

Phase 2A Route Map

The embedded map below shows the exact location of all stations and can be zoomed into!

An official PDF route map of Bangalore Metro Phase 2A will be added here when available.

Phase 2A Tenders

Bangalore Metro (BMRCL) Phase 2A tenders can be viewed on the BMRCL’s website. News on these notices, their bidders and contracts are covered in further detail on the news & construction page.

Phase 2A’s Contractors

Contract	Contractor
DGPS, Topographic, Land & Property Survey	Unicorn Surveys
Geotechnical Investigation on Outer Ring Road	Geo Quest Incorp
Additional Geotechnical investigation	Myrtle Project and Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Partial and Full demolition/dismantling of buildings/structures	BR Chawla
Shifting of BESCOM Utilities infringing the Elevated Metro Corridor (Viaduct & Stations)	Vijaya Energy Plus Pvt. Ltd. and RK Associates
Modification of existing 220kV and 66kV, Electrical Power Transmission Lines	Sri Maruthi Electricals
Detailed Design Consultant (DDC)	SMEC International Pty. Ltd
Project Management Consultant (PMC)	RITES Ltd.
General Consultant for Rolling Stock, Signaling & Platform Screen Doors	SYSTRA – DB Engineering & Consulting – Oriental Consultants Global JV
Package Phase 2A/P1/60(A): Construction of 9.859 km viaduct, 6 elevated stations, and 2.84 km Central Silk Board flyover with ramps	Afcons Infrastructure
Package Phase 2A/P2/60(B): Construction of 9.774 km elevated viaduct from chainage 9859.000 m to 18236.000 m, 7 elevated metro stations, 1.097 km length link line to Baiyappanahalli Depot, and 0.30 km length Pocket track	Shankaranarayana Constructions
Construction & remodeling of existing Baiyappanahalli Depot	J Kumar – AICPL JV
Package 5RS-DM: Rolling Stock contract for 96 coaches (part of 318 coach contract)	BEML
Track-work contract – Package T1 (ballast less track of standard gauge (approximately 57 Track KM)	Larsen & Toubro
Track Turnout contract – UIC 60 Turnouts for Phase 2A	Vossloh Cogifer Turnouts India
Package 10 S&T-DM: Blue Line’s signalling & train control and platform screen door/gate systems	Alstom Transport India
Package EPC5-CC: 33 KV distribution, 750V DC third rail traction electrification including traction substations, auxiliary substations and SCADA system	Siemens – RVNL JV
Package EPC6-CC: 66/33kV RSS with 66KV incoming cabling from Grid-Station for Phase-2A & 2B	KEC International
Package E&M-6: Electrical and Mechanical Works comprising of LT Panels, LT Cables, Lighting, Hydraulics, Fire Safety Systems, UPS, DG Sets, HVAC and BMS for 28 Nos. of Elevated Stations, 2 Nos. of Way side TSS and Cut-and-Cover section of BMRCL Phase 2A and 2B	5 Bids Received in October 2024

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